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IDE cable for CDRW

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  • DVD Writers
  • Liteon
  • Cable
  • Performance
  • Storage
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March 18, 2003 12:26:56 AM

I have a 48x40x12x Lite-on CDRW, and it is connected using a 40pin IDE cable. Will upgrading to an 80 IDE cable increase its performance, or is the writer still the limiting factor?

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March 18, 2003 12:39:24 AM

I run the 80 just because I found a deal on a bunch of them real cheap, however its not necessary the CD drives all run at ATA33.



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March 18, 2003 2:01:07 AM

There's no difference in performance regardless of which IDE cable used.
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March 19, 2003 3:08:15 AM

40 wire for a single drive... 80 wire if there is another drive attached, just to reduce any possible bandwidth overload issues.

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March 24, 2003 3:27:18 AM

Even with two drives, if they are both ATA-33, I don't think there is any need for 80 wire cables. 80 wire cables were used after ATA-33.
April 10, 2003 6:14:36 AM

I agree. My two ATA-33 optical drives (52x CD-ROM and 32x12x40x Lite-On CD-RW) run fine on the same 40-wire ATA-33 cable in my 1.2-GHz Athlon system.
April 11, 2003 4:44:44 AM

I just anwsered the exact same question from somone else less than a week ago. weird. an 80 pin IDE cable is meant for the ata100 or 133 standard and will make no difference on your optical drives because they are transmitting at ata66. however, rounded ata133 cables look really cool.

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